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  1. RT @tomhood One small post - 3 cool people & 3 must read books http://bit.ly/8Jw8zn @missrogue @chrisbrogan @ronaldbaker #CPA <Thanks Tom!>
  2. @parkintr Thank you Tim, glad you're getting good results with Value Pricing. Keep us posted!
  3. @AccountingWEB KWs more like artists than machines firm leaders treat them like, my argument. Efficiency not as important as effectiveness.
  4. @AccountingWEB Not claiming they're artists, just that old definition of art was skill based on knowledge+practice, which applies to KWs.
  5. OED defines "Art": "Skill in doing anything as the result of knowledge+practice." Knowledge workers=artists, not machines.
  6. Congratulations to Chris Marston and Exemplar: Legal Rebel and new Website. http://bit.ly/8EmisE
  7. Australian colleague John Chisholm blogs colleague Christopher Marston's Legal Rebel title. Congrats Chris! http://bit.ly/7rVL36
  8. RT @michellegolden: Congrats Chris & team! @ExemplarCo is ABA Legal Rebel Fixed Pricing Reigns for firms that "get" value! RT: http://ti ...
  9. RT @jayshep: "Alternative billing" sounds like "alt. lifestyle." Try "open price" (vs. hidden price) instead — http://bit.ly/A5DEL
  10. My incredibly brilliant colleague Tim Williams has great article in Ad Age: 15 Risks You Can't Afford Not to Take http://bit.ly/NCbZl
  11. GAAP can't measure value until after transaction takes place because GAAP isn't a theory; it's an identity equation-no predictive power.
  12. @CLT_CPA Agree. FDR suspended mark-to-market 1938. It added fuel to the meltdown fire. GAAP can't measure value until after a transaction!
  13. Great book on why economy not as bad as we think, w/ great arguments against mark-to-market accounting. http://bit.ly/16aPO2
  14. RT @michellegolden @edkless =running for TX State Senate Libertarian Pty needs 2nd nominations. Any1 can vote http://bit.ly/edkless (scroll)
  15. Spoke on Firm of the Future at GA Society of CPAs MAP conference yesterday. Great fun, enthusiastic crowd, esp on Value Pricing.
  16. RT @WDFuhrman Track your freakin' time! <you haven't been listening to @ronaldbaker eh? :) <Tracking time is a waste of freakin' time!>
  17. The default purpose of marketing is NOT to increase revenue. It's to increase profits.
  18. "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."-Aristotle <love this!>
  19. Australian article on alternative pricing gaining momentum. http://bit.ly/10tCbM <problem: sellers change pricing strategies, not buyers>
  20. Australian legal consultant John Chisholm's newsletter is out, discusses partner comp, Value Pricing. http://bit.ly/1CgVeq